Family planning practice in a labor community Shobera El-Khema El Quahabia governorate, Egypt

ABSTRACT

This cross-sectional descriptive study was designed to investigate family planning practice among women in a labor community, Shoubra El- Kheima, El-Qalyoubia Governorate, Egypt, and to explore family planning services utilization among them. This besides identification of their suggestions to improve these services. The simple r and om sample technique was used to choose a total sample of 1007 women from two selected companies, the Electricity Cable [El-Cablat] and El-Delta Steel Company. The study was conducted throughout the period October 1995 - January 1996. 818 married women in the reproductive age [MWRA], 334 women laborers and 484 wives of laborers were survived from the total sample for family planning practice via a structured questionnaire. 22 university graduated female interviewers, well trained, were recruited to collect data from women laborers in the work site and from wives of laborers through home visits